Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Banggai Regency,
Lamala District, Sirom near Boloak village, 0°52′55.9″S, 123°16′46.2″E, 192 m
Habitat
Growing terrestrially or lithophytically in lowland rain forest, along small streams and rivers, on limestone soils or directly on limestone rock, in dense to partial shade, at c. 50–300 m elevation.
Country
Indonesia
Region
Asia
Section
Petermannia
Chr 2n
Plant Type
Shrub-like
Synonyms and Comments
Etymology: named in honour of David Mabberley; a prominent tropical botanist and determined champion of the Flora Malesiana project
Reference
Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 71(Suppl. 2):217-223. 2019 - Begonia mabberleyana (Begoniaceae), a new species from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia